1. Department of Biochemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762 U.S.A.;2. Boll Weevil Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration, USDA, MS 39762, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Twenty-seven mainly terpenoid constituents were identified in the essential oil of Mikania micrantha whole plant. Higher terpenoids present in the same plant included two kaurene derivatives and taraxasterol.